While Gowon showed an inclination to balance Nigeria geo-politically, Muhammed ensured that the 'North' had ten states while the 'South' had nine .
Oge Gowon gosipụtara na ọ nwere ike imezu nhazi usoro ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị Naịjirịa, Muhammed gbara mbọ hu na mpaghara Ugwu nwere steeti iri ebe mpaghara ọdịda nwere itoolu.